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Mar 13, 2022

The Arizona Cardinals will face all four teams in the NFC South in 2022. Three teams in the division — the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers — are all looking for new starting quarterbacks this offseason. - Two of them are pursuing Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. - According NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero, the Saints and the Panthers both have made offers for Watson, who did not play in 2021. - The Texans are going to grant Watson permission to meet with both teams, as he has a no-trade clause in his contract and he would like to meet formally with any potential new team before waiving it. - Watson was recently cleared of any criminal charges related to accusations of misconduct with a number of women. With Watson in the clear legally, the trade market has begun to heat up. - Watson last played in 2020 when he led the NFL with 4,823 passing yards, threw 33 touchdown passes and only seven interceptions. - If either the Saints or the Panthers land Watson, the Cardinals would face him for the first time ever in 2022. - - List - - As many as 7 of Cardinals' 2022 opponents will have new starting QBs - - - - - - - Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify. - Latest show: - - - Previous shows: - - - and - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Cards Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Cards Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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